Leadership

Ananth leads SH 130 Concession Co. as its Chief Executive Officer.

With more than 30 years of experience in public and private-sector transportation leadership positions, he joined the company from the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association (FTBA), where he had served as President since 2018.

Before joining FTBA, Ananth served 22 years with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), where he last held the governor-appointed position of Secretary. At FDOT, Ananth managed a budget of $10 billion and had direct oversight of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise which is responsible for operating and managing over 300 miles of toll roads and bridges in the state. He also spent five years at national infrastructure firm HNTB, including as its National Transportation Practice Leader.

At SH 130, Ananth leads the company as it continues to pursue opportunities to collaborate with the public and private sectors to improve the transportation and utility infrastructure in the corridor with the goal of enhancing connectivity and encouraging economic development.

Ananth earned a B.S. from the National Institute of Technology in India, and M.E. from the University of Florida.

Jeff leads the operations team at SH 130 including capital improvements, asset lifecycle maintenance and tolling.

He was most recently an expert consultant with McKinsey & Company working with public sector agencies and infrastructure investors in the delivery of their large, strategic projects. Prior to that, he was a Project Director and Project Manager on large highway infrastructure design and construction projects. He has extensive experience leading project teams in project selection, permitting, design, construction, operations and maintenance.

At SH 130, Jeff leads the capital planning and execution, engineering, maintenance, tolling and compliance functions. He is leading initiatives to improve the physical infrastructure, lifecycle reliability and customer experience of the SH 130 physical assets.

Jeff earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, and a PMP certification.

Manish leads the traffic, revenue, and operations data analytics functions at SH 130.

He has over 20 years of experience, and a proven track record in developing investment-grade traffic and revenue studies in support of the development and financing of major toll roads and managed lanes projects. He has worked on public-private partnership projects in North America, Australia, and Europe and across modes including highways, transit, parking, freight, and ports.

He most recently worked at Deloitte as a Specialist Leader and led planning, modeling, data analytics, and digital-twin pursuits at state DOTs, transit and tolling agencies. Prior to that, Manish spent eight years at Transurban as a Principal and Senior Manager leading traffic and revenue studies for portfolio projects including bids for new assets, refinancing of existing assets, and divestment of Transurban’s North American business.

At SH 130, Manish leads the traffic, revenue, and data analytics functions with a focus on optimizing existing revenue operations, evaluating growth and development initiatives, developing near-term and long-term projections, and developing operations analytics.

Manish earned a M.S. in Civil Engineering (Transportation Systems) from the Ohio State University.